[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5296-H5297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2161. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Palmetto Bend Project to the State of Texas; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Blunt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Dickey):
       H.R. 2162. A bill to prohibit the reintroduction of grizzly 
     bears into the Bitterroot Ecosystem in east central Idaho; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2163. A bill to amend section 1951 of title 18, United 
     States Code, commonly called the Hobbs Act, to clarify that 
     the use of violence to achieve collective bargaining 
     objectives can be a violation of such section; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2164. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual 
     retirement accounts for certain adoption expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2165. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project No. 
     3862 in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain cash rent farm landlords to deduct soil 
     and water conservation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to improve on the provisions relating to pension rights 
     demonstration projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Regula, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Tiahrt, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2168. A bill to support research efforts to understand 
     and control diseases of wheat and barley caused by Fusarium 
     graminearum and related fungi in order to ensure sustainable 
     production of wheat and barley in north-central United States 
     and the safety of food products containing wheat and barley; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution recognizing Grand 
     Haven, MI, as ``Coast Guard City, USA''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Stark, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the 
     People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 186. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow

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     proxy voting in committees when a Member is engaged in 
     official business in the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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